NGO JOBS

The UNICEF Togo Country Office (CO) requires additional capacity to support the overall strengthening of the quality of reports produced and support the Country Office’s programme sections in the production of quality proposals – especially when they are required to be written in English.

Description of responsibilities:The consultant will• Support the Country Office in reviewing the quality of the documents produced in accordance to results based management principles.• Quality review and editing of donor proposals and reports including verification of data and financial tables• Support the sections in preparing Human Interest stories and other documents for broad dissemination • Support the sections in preparing SitReps and other documents for the information of headquarters and regional office • Document the Gvmt of Togo – UNICEF strategy meeting and edit documents related to the Programme cycle

The consultant will work in close collaboration with all staff members and provide support in the preparation/editing of documents relevant to the implementation of the fundraising strategy. UNICEF CO will ensure that the consultant gets programme and field exposure to ensure familiarity with the components of the Government of Togo-UNICEF Country Programme (Child Survival, Education, Social Policy, Monitoring and Evaluation, Advocacy) .

Profile: Togo CO is looking for a young professional with a Master degree in Social Sciences or a Masters in any other area relevant to UNICEF’s work. The candidate will have excellent English writing skills and preferably also good French writing skills – with a capacity to easily translate documents (French towards English) and to check data and financial reports.No prior field experience required but capacity to adapt to a multicultural environment and work as part of a team

Duration:6 months: 1st November 2012 – 30 April 2013

Fees: Monthly lump sum of USD 2,500/month inclusive of per diem

Travel costs to/return from Lomé and in-country travel costs will be covered.